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平凡

píng fán · ping fan

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Meaning

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  1. commonplace
  2. ordinary
  3. mediocre
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An ordinary day

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)又(yòu)是(shì)平凡(píngfán)的(de)一天(yītiān)。

    Today is another ordinary day.

  2. Liangliang

    平凡(píngfán)也(yě)很(hěn)好(hǎo)啊(a)。

    Ordinary is good too.

  3. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)做(zuò)不(bù)平凡(píngfán)的(de)事(shì)，比如(bǐrú)倒着(dàozhe)走(zǒu)回家(huíjiā)。

    But I want to do something not ordinary. Like walking home backwards.

  4. Liangliang

    小心(xiǎoxīn)，你(nǐ)后面(hòumian)有(yǒu)棵(kē)树(shù)！

    Careful, there is a tree behind you!

  5. Dengdeng

    哎哟(āiyō)！

    Ouch!

  6. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)你(nǐ)的(de)一天(yītiān)不(bù)平凡(píngfán)了(le)。

    Now your day is not ordinary.

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2 examples
01

她(tā)只(zhǐ)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)平(píng)凡(fán)的(de)小(xiǎo)女(nǚ)孩(hái)。

She is just an ordinary girl.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ver · English by garborg · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

生(shēng)活(huó)真(zhēn)正(zhèng)的(de)艺(yì)术(shù)是(shì)在(zài)平(píng)凡(fán)中(zhōng)看(kàn)到(dào)不(bù)平(píng)凡(fán)。

True art of life is to see the extraordinary amongst the ordinary.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by summer · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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